1. |
Just An Ordinary Night
04:58
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Night was drawing in when came a knocking at the door.
We had so many guests, that they were sleeping on the floor
I went up to the window to turn new folk away
We’ve no room left so try another day.
A man and wife stood in the street, their faces all forlorn,
He said, my wife’s with child and he’s ready to be born.
The words died in my mouth and I opened up the door.
I gave them all I had - a stable floor.
Just a man and woman looking for a place to stay,
Just a stable warm and dry, a manger full of hay.
Just an ordinary night the night the baby came
Just another child born but nothing will ever be the same.
Night was turning into day when finally he came.
She held him in her weary arms and smiled through the pain.
I dragged myself to bed, but I heard somebody call
We seek a baby in a cattle stall.
Just some dirty shepherds looking for a newborn king
Just some story, strange to tell of hearing angels sing.
Just an ordinary night the night the baby came
Just another child born but nothing will ever be the same.
Later in the stable when the shepherds had all gone
I looked into the manger, gazed upon the little one.
I looked into his eyes that shone with the light of dawn
And wondered who could be this child born?
Just a tiny baby blinking in the light of day
Just a makeshift cradle from a manger full of hay.
Just an ordinary night the night the baby came
Just another child born but nothing will ever be the same.
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2. |
What The Shepherd Saw
05:10
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The air was cold that night a way outside of town
The little fire we'd lit for warmth was starting to die down
The ground was hard and stony underneath our backs
The only sound the bleating sheep as they grazed the hillside tracks
The sky was full of stars - we lay and watched them blaze
A moment's peace to drink it in and dream of better days
And in our bones we felt it - Those days will come to be
The day that brings a brighter dawn when our country is set free.
Then suddenly the night was torn and ripped apart
It seemed the sun came out and sang and fear gripped the heart
And then within the shining the voices came to me
The Christ, the Lord is born this night, He will set his people free
Then it seemed all the stars came down and shouted out god's praise
Whilst we, poor mortals trembled there beneath the angels' gaze
Glory to god in the highest and on the earth be peace.
Glory to god, goodwill to all men on earth
Glory to god in the highest and on the earth be peace.
Glory to god, goodwill to all men on earth Glory to god in the highest and on the earth be peace.
Glory to god, goodwill to all men on
And then they disappeared and silence fell around
We stared like frightened rabbits as we got up off the ground
And then we started running to see this wondrous sight
A baby king in a bed of straw , the messiah born tonight
And when we reached the inn and found his lowly place
And looked into the makeshift crib and gazed upon his face
In our bones we knew it - The day had come to be
For Christ the lord was born that night and he will set his people free
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3. |
Now, You've Come at Last
05:49
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Now, you've come at last,
And as you promised, Lord, now I can slip away.
And now, my time has passed,
And I can die in peace for I have seen the dawning of your day.
Here within my hands,
I hold the promise of salvation for us all.
A light to all the lands
He’;ll be the glory of us all in Israel
Israel Israel Israel Israel
Israel Israel Israel Israel
And you, Oh precious boy,
As innocent, you blink your eyes against the light.
Be now a mother's joy
And grow in grace until you face the coming horrors of the night.
And you, his mother mild,
Be sure that when the time comes you can let him go.
Protect and love your child.
One day a sword will cut the cord and wound your soul.
This child, so weak, so small
He'll change us all and bring a world of wrong to right
He'll cause the rise and fall
Of many in this land and sins long hidden will be brought to light
The light has come to shine
And all the blackest, foulest night will be undone.
And this, this joy is mine,
For I have lived to see the gift of God has come
And he has come! He has come! Immanuel! He has come!
And he has come! He has come! Immanuel! He has come!
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My son, but not my son,
This little life begun
Oh child within my arms,
You've made the darkness shine
I find I can't explain
How love feels so like pain
And bonds more strong than blood
Have tied your life to mine
And I will raise you as my own,
Though I belong to you,
The maker in the hands of the made
And I will teach you all I know
Though I should learn from you
The potter in the hands of the clay
I find it hard to see
Why choose a man like me?
I'm rough and not a saint
How can you be my son?
But I will do my best
For I am truly blessed
And I will play my part
and do what must be done
And I will raise you as my own,
Though I belong to you,
The maker in the hands of the made
And I will teach you all I know
Though I should learn from you
The potter in the hands of the clay
And though I fear for you
You'll do what you must do,
You'll tread a lonely path
You'll be the Father's son.
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5. |
An End to All Our Fear
07:04
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A star rose in the east
It was much brighter than all the rest
A sign, that much was clear
Of greater things to be
Of births of kings, an end to all our fear
It shone in darkened skies
A bright hope shining, there on the rise
and in our books we saw
that such a light would come
and shine so bright
to open Heaven's door.
So we followed a star
Left our comfort behind us
Crossed the desert to find
The one our hearts longed to see
And we followed a star
Up above, leading onward
In the darkness it shone
A light to set captives free
The stars can lead the wise
Like words they’re written across the skies
And for those who understand
They show us signs beyond, and in the night, they show us what is planned
And sometimes it is better not to know
The shape of things to come written in the skies
But this star gives us hope for a bright tomorrow
For the king of kings shall arise
So we followed a star...
And then it came to pass
We reached the ending and came at last
To a house and found the boy
A brand new morning, lighting up the dawn and filling hearts with joy
So we followed a star...
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6. |
Galilee
04:16
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Sunshine on the water in the morning
The breeze upon my face on Galilee
I never thought I'd come to leave the things I've called my own
Leave my boats and nets beside the sea
Galilee, oh Galilee
Galilee, oh Galilee
Empty nets, we turned our boats to land
Just as the sun rose on the shore ahead
And then he came awalking on the beach, upon the sand
Come and cast your nest with me, he said.
Galilee, oh Galilee
Galilee, oh Galilee
So we set the sails for sea once more
Although we'd fished all night with nought to show
And Jesus came and climbed into the boat as we left shore
Sat and watched the water dance and glow
Then, in a voice so still, he said,
“Cast your nets right here”
And we did, and the nets were filled
With the biggest catch of year
And so I left my nets beside the sea
And Galilee will have to do without me.
So my boat lies buried in the sand
The tide came in and swept the nets away
The life I have is not at all the life I always planned
On a boat out fishing in the bay
Galilee, oh Galilee
Galilee, oh Galilee
Were my life a boat upon the water
Then sure the swell has carried me away
And all the things I called my own they beckon from the shore
But when Jesus calls, you cannot stay.
So when He came and said, “Peter won't you join my crew?
Won't you come fish for men instead”, I knew my sailing days were through
And so I left my nets beside the sea
And Galilee will have to do without me.
And so I left my nets beside the sea
And Galilee will have to do without me.
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7. |
Are You The One?
04:43
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In my dreams I sometimes see
A man who lived, who looked like me
who waited for the coming one
but each day more of him is gone.
My prison walls are dark and cold
But darker still the thoughts that hold
That man who was the the voice who cried
In the wilderness...
No-one now to hear his call
I'm shouting at a prison wall
And now I know there's no way out
So the darkness crawls with doubt
I've heard no sounds of revolution,
There's no sign of your great solution,
I only want to know before
My time here is done
Are you the one, the one that we've been waiting for?
Tell me that you're the one I thought you were before.
I just want to know, to drive away all doubt and fear
That you're the one to change things for us all down here.
It seemed on Jordan's banks I knew I'd
See the kingdom come with you, I'd
Hoped that John, the voice that cried
Would spend some time there by your side
But now I find I'm not so certain,
I sense that final closing curtain
I only want to know again
The faith that I knew then.
Are you the one, the one that we've been waiting for?
Tell me that you're the one I thought you were before.
I just want to know, to drive away all doubt and fear.
That you're the one to change things for us all down here.
But even through these walls of doubt
I hear the stories people shout
the blind can see the lame who walk
the deaf can hear the mute man talk
and with that news comes sweet release
My darkest corner fills with peace
and here at last I know again
the truth I knew before
You are the one, the one that we've been waiting for.
You are the one, the one to bring us what's in store.
I just heard the words I really need to hear
That you're the one to change things for us all down here.
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8. |
Zaccheus
04:56
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Well, I might seem a little on the small side
And people tend to judge things by their size
And they measure someone’s worth by the space they take on earth
They never learn to look with different eyes
Once I thought my worth was in possessions
The things with which I filled my empty days
But I’m sure that you’ve been told all that glitters is not gold
I only knew my true worth when Jesus came to stay
And he said
Zacheus, Zacheus
Come down from that sycamore tree
Zacheus, Zacheus
I’m coming to your house for tea
Jesus, he was going to come to town and
I just had to see with my own eyes
But because I’m rather wee, I climbed up the sycamore tree
To see this Jesus as he passed on by
Well, there I waited, trying not to be seen
Looking for the man I’d come to see.
And the people how they sneered, and the people how they jeered
To see a tax collector in a tree
And then amongst the crowds there in the street
Looking like a carpenter, , the dust upon his feet
And he came, and he stopped, just beneath my hiding place
and he smiled as he looked into my face
And he said
Zacheus, Zacheus
Come down from that sycamore tree
Zacheus, Zacheus
I’m coming to your house for tea
I nearly fell out of that dang old tree and
I said, Lord are you sure it’s me you mean?
Lord, you see, I’m not that good And I’m not sure that you should
And He said to me, All that’s not worth a bean
Cause Zacheus, Zacheus
Come down from that sycamore tree
Zacheus, Zacheus
I’m coming to your house for tea
For I alone see what you’re truly worth
And I have come to seek and save the lost on planet earth
And Zacheus my friend, it’s far more than you know
For love has found you in this place and so
Zacheus, Zacheus
Come down from that sycamore tree
Zacheus, Zacheus
I’m coming to your house for tea
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9. |
Song of a Blindman
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All my life I’ve spent here in the night
I have never seen the sun arise
Each waking hour is lived without the light,
I’m living all my life without my eyes
Another day I’m begging for a pittance
I’ll be here until the day I die
A crowd is growing close to where I’m sitting
And so I ask who is it passing by
It’s Jesus! It’s Jesus!
The miracle man from Galilee
It’s Jesus! It’s Jesus!
Jesus I cry, make me see!
I get up, leave my begging bowl behind
I stumble, reaching blindly for the light
And though the crowd they think me unrefined,
I shout for all I’m worth, I want my sight
Then, I hear a voice break through the clamour
A voice that calms the crowd and rings so true
A voice that holds the sea and sky and sunshine
What do you want me to do for you?
Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!
The miracle man from Galilee
Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!
Jesus I cry, make me see!
My son, he says, my son, as you believed
My son, it gives me joy to make you see
And suddenly, my eyes their sight received
Darkness is no more, and I am free!
Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!
The miracle man from Galilee
Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!
Jesus I cry, made me see!
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10. |
Lazarus
07:02
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He took so long as we watched by your bedside
Hours turned to days, time passed.
We watched your life and your strength fade away
And then you breathed your last
So Jesus came, but by then it was too late,
You were already dead
I went to him and I fell on my knees
If only you'd been here, I said,
Oh, if only you'd been here, if you'd not been so slow,
if you'd been by his side.
And if you'd been near, and said the word I know,
my brother would surely not have died.
He told me, "just like the sun he'll rise again - there's not a sparrow falls
Outside my Father's gaze."
I know at the end of time he'll live once more
when all the dead who've gone are raised.
Then he said to me, “I'm the resurrection and the life,
And all who believe will never die.”
I believe that you're the Christ, the Son of God himself,
the one who was to come
Yes you are the Christ, the Son of God himself,
the one who was to come into the world.
And part of me holds fast, that Jesus now, yes even now
Whatever you ask, God will give you, He'll give to you
When we arrived at the tomb, Jesus wept
With tears he began to pray
Then in a voice loud and strong, Jesus cried
“Take the stone away, take the stone away!”
And full of fear and doubt, we moved the stone back from your grave
And rolled it away, and Jesus said, and Jesus said
“Lazarus, Lazarus, Lazarus, come forth”
Then not a sound could be heard on the hill,
Just a scent on the air like myrrh
Then in the dark, in the grave where you lay,
All of a sudden you stirred
And then you stepped into the sun as i heard Jesus say
“Unbind him, set him free
And death is undone, as night succumbs to day
Believe in me and you will see God’s glory
And now, I know he is the resurrection and the life
And all who believe will never die, will never die!
I believe that you're the Christ, the Son of God himself,
the one who was to come
Yes you are the Christ, the Son of God himself,
the one who was to come into the world.
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11. |
Gethsemane
02:39
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In the night, when darkness reigned
The soldiers came with sword and spear
And all of us he’d called his friends we ran away
So they took him tied and chained
Whilst we fled in the night in fear
And in the dark we hid and waited for the day
Gethsemane! Should have done it so differently
I saved my skin but I lost everything
When I ran from you Gethsemane
Gethsemane! In the shade of the olive tree
I lost it all and he is lost to me
When I ran from you Gethsemane, Gethsemane
In the night, I ran for fear
Have all my brave words come to this?
Jesus I would die for you but not today
Couldn’t face the soldier’s spear
I’d sell you with a traitor’s kiss
There’s nothing I can do, there’s nothing left to say
Gethsemane! Should have done it so differently
I saved my skin but I lost everything
When I ran from you Gethsemane
Gethsemane! In the shade of the olive tree
I lost it all and he is lost to me
When I ran from you Gethsemane, Gethsemane
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12. |
A Dream of a Carpenter
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Last night I had a dream, that shook me from my slumber
A man stood there before me
A carpenter by trade
I dreamed He carved a door, from wood of deepest umber
I marvelled when I saw it,
The frame which he had made
The frame stood on it's own, with carvings of such beauty
And yet a light shone through
It spoke to me of home
And through the frame I saw, a land of trees and fruit
A most amazing view
The hills outside of Rome
And then I heard a crowd, their voices warm and loud
All crying for the carpenter who stood before me near
And all as one they roared for the one they all adored
But he stood still and silent, as if he couldn't hear
And in the golden light that poured in through his doorway
I saw his eyes that shone
And till my dying days
I won't forget his face, for in his eyes I saw
The gods looked out upon us
And smiled in his gaze
And then the clamour grew, and all at once I knew
They'd come now for my carpenter, and he would surely die
And hands that looked like claws ripped and flung him to the floor
but still the man was silent, as weeping I stood by
They lifted him and then oh Gods they took and nailed him
spread out between the door posts
He died upon his tree
And all at once I woke, and sleep removed its veil
But still the vision haunts me
It's all that I can see
The door his hands had made became his execution
an altar to our hatred
and still I hear them scream
And now I see a man prepared for crucifixion
The one who meets this fate is
The carpenter from my dream
And only this I plead, oh please that he be freed
My silent friend, my carpenter, For Gods are on his side
I've suffered much this night so I take my pen to write
Oh husband let this man be, he can't be crucified.
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How can a man like Jesus be more dangerous than I?
How can a dove bring mighty eagles down?
I watched him through that day of doubt, I watched a good man die.
He died the king of dreams without a crown.
And in my dream it's dark at noon, I'm bleeding on the tree
There's no more fight, I know I'll soon be dead
And angry men and women jeer, they hurl their hate at me
I wake then, and I'm filled with fear and dread
And all because this Jesus died instead.
And I wonder can they see it?
And do the Romans know?
In letting me go free
They've crucified me even so.
And still I see him, writhing, pinned in agony and shame
His body lashed by driving wind and rain.
I know that I'm the one did wrong and yet he took the blame
He died instead and suffered long in pain.
And I wonder can they see it?
And do the Romans know?
In letting me go free
They've crucified me even so.
I’ve met men like Jesus - dreaming of a better world
And strangely, I have found it seems the case
In the world there’s not a thing more dangerous I am told
Than he who wants to make a better place
And that is what I see in Jesus’ face
So go on Jesus, go die in my place
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14. |
The Man That Died
05:58
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There in the city, the family and I
Up from Cyrene for the feast.
Jerusalem heaved like a creature alive
The streets seemed to know no peace.
Then out of nowhere a crowd filled the street.
Their hate and contempt soured the air
And there in the dust of the road at our feet
A man with a cross to bear
His back was ripped open, and his blood had stained the stones
The mob was crazed, like dogs they bayed for blood.
But who was this unfortunate, whose flesh hung from his bones
Who was this they dragged through the mud?
Then through my horror, a guard pulled me out
He said bear his cross for awhile.
I shook my hands but he started to shout
So I shared the cross that mile.
And then through the clamour, they cried out his name
Jesus the Nazarene
So this was the prophet we’d heard of his fame
But why this unholy scene?
His eyes hardly opened, and his face was black and torn
But in his eyes I saw no hint of fear
And there upon his head I saw he wore a crown of thorns
Suddenly, I’m blinded by tears.
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I watch through tears as they turn you to the crowd
And cries of hate and anger fill the air
And all my fears fall upon me like a shroud
I weep for you as I see you standing there
I long to run to your side to dry your tears
And try to make the nightmare go away
And oh my son, to protect you from their jeers
I’d die for you if I could only find a way
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Oh my son, my son where have you gone? This is a path which I can not follow.
My Son, my son what have you done? This is a path that I can not tread.
I remember when, with a love immense and wild
You’d dance with joy just to see the sun arise
But now and then as I watched you as a child
I’d see the look that I see now in your eyes.
Oh my son, my son where have you gone? This is a path which I can not follow.
My Son, my son what have you done? This is a path that I can not tread.
Oh child of mine at the crossroads on your own
I’ve always known you would come to this at last
For you must shine in the darkness all alone
A light to men until the night has passed
Oh my son, my son where have you gone? This is a path which I can not follow.
Shine on shine till battle’s won, be strong my son in the dark night of your soul.
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16. |
The Dying of the Day
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As we left the city gates the sun sank lower in the sky
And we wrapped our cloaks around our shoulders tight
And hearts were numb with grief as we turned our weary eyes
To the road, to be there before the night.
As we walked on through a land that all at once seemed strange and grey
with voices hushed, we talked of all we'd seen
And we talked of shattered dreams in the dying of the day
and we wept for all the things that might have been
Then suddenly in the twilight on the road with us was a stranger
And he greeted us upon our careworn way
And he asked us what we spoke of and we told him of our sorrow
Of the Lord, the cross, the dying of the day.
Then he spoke and his words opened the window in my soul
As on the road he told us of God's way
And as if the sun arose, chased away the fears and woes
A strange new hope was born into our hearts
In the dying of the day.
The evening came and still we talked as we reached the journey's end
and we turned to him and begged him there to stay
For the night was coming in and this stranger, now a friend
How we needed him in the dying of the day.
So we sat there in the warm as the logs burned in the fire
And we ate a meal together in that place.
Still we did not recognise the one who sat there by our side
Still we couldn't see the truth there in his face
Then suddenly in the silence as our meal together was ending
Then he took the bread and then we heard him say,
“Now this bread becomes my body and it has been broken for you
And I am with you in the dying of the day.”
Then I knew, then I saw, as if the sun broke through the cloud
the man who'd walked beside us on the way
And as if the sun arose, chased away our fears and woes
And he was known to us in breaking bread
In the dying of the day
Then suddenly he was gone, but we felt no longer on our own
For the Lord has risen like the sun and the night has fled away!
Jesus has risen, He's alive! Jesus has risen He's alive
Night has found its end, and the day has come again
Jesus has risen He's alive
Jesus has risen, He's alive! Jesus has risen He's alive
Night has found its end, and the day has come again
Jesus has risen He's alive
He's alive, He's alive!
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Adam Tucker Composer Coventry, UK
I write and produce music for TV, for schools, and as a singer song-writer.
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